Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.11.20

House canceled voting session April 14, 15, 16 on a 12-hour call, possibly returning April 20

Senate scheduled back May 4

SATURDAY Live Briefing: Secretary Of Health Provides Coronavirus Update at Noon.  Watch Live:  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/ or facebook.com/governorwolf/  or pacast.com/live/doh

Spotlight PA: Republican Senate, House Leaders Make No Promises To Tap Their $172 Million Reserves As State Faces Massive Budget Shortfall

Activist Calls For Senate, House To Use Their $172 Million Budget Surplus To Fight COVID-19

DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Air Quality Advisory Committee Hold Virtual Joint Meeting April 23 On RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Proposal [PaEN]

EPA Sets Specific Mercury, Air Toxics Standards For 6 Coal Refuse Power Plants, 3 In PA [PaEN]

Reid Frazier: EPA Rolls Back Air Regulations For Coal Refuse Power Plants In PA, WV

AP: PA Faces New Wave Of Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells [PG Article Going National]

Op-Ed: We Need To Respond To COVID-19, But It’s A Mistake To Roll Back Environmental Regulations - PennFuture

PennVEST Board Approves Up To $450 Million In Financial Aid To PA Hospitals [PaEN]

Dairy Farmers Struggle With Lowered Milk Demand
164 Workers Test Positive For COVID-19 At Cargill Meat Plant In Schuylkill County

DEP Extends Deadline For Host Municipal Inspector Grant Applications [PaEN]

State Of Philadelphia’s Recycling Program

East Rockhill Quarry Owner Terminates Lease Where Natural Asbestos Found In Bucks

DCED Hosts April 22 Virtual Hearing On Weatherization Assistance Plan [PaEN]

PUC's April 16 Meeting To Be Conducted Telephonically [PaEN]

DEP Posts 36 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 11 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Allegheny Front: Environmental Film Festival Now Showing In Your Living Room

Lake Erie Water Levels Threaten Lakeshore, Presque Isle State Park

More Visitors Means More Trash, Waste At Parks In Lackawanna County

Don Hopey: COVID-19 Closes Allegheny National Forest For Most Activities

April 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

ClearWater Conservancy Conserves Crucial Bat Habitat In Blair County [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck Relaunching Outdoor Pennsylvania To Cover Hunting, Hiking, Camping, Birding & Backyard Wildlife [PaEN]

DelVal Outdoors, A New Source For Conservation & Recreation Info In The Delaware Valley [PaEN]

Bay Journal-Ad Crable: The Cold Hard Facts Of Spring Paddling: Be Prepared
Nature Watch: Ospreys On Nesting Sites In Erie County

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Other States/National/International

Cong. Kelly Expresses Support for Great Lakes Restoration Funding Increase
Reuters: Mexico Will Commit To Cut Oil Production Deal

NASA Satellites Show Big Air Pollution Drop In Northeast, Great Lakes During Pandemic

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[Posted: April 11, 2020]  PA Environment Digest